Yesterday I had my six month scan. Before I continue; everything looked great, thank god. No evidence of disease; (& I’ll get to more on that later). However, this time around, my anxiety was completely out of control, (see fingernails for proof :/ they’re a disaster). I’m almost ten years out from my diagnosis, and…
cancer
gist awareness ’22
Yesterday was national GIST awareness day. All day long, my thoughts constantly went to cancer. Those thoughts circled my diagnosis phone call, my future, my next scan, the little symptoms I actually had when I was diagnosed, being misdiagnosed for almost a year, my label of high-risk… I could go on. All day I thought…
a spark
saying good bye
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no mo chemo
a grapefruit
A grapefruit brought tears to my eyes last night. Yep, you read that right… a grapefruit. Over the past five years I haven’t been able to have a single taste of anything grapefruit, not one little drop. It’s been one of the many lovely limitations while taking my chemo pill, [there are actually a lot…
GIST awareness
4 years: what i’ve learned
Last Monday marked four years. Four years of midnight foot cramps. Four years of tummy troubles. Four years of digging in my purse after dinners, & discreetly chasing my little orange pill with water. Four years of a low immune system. Four years. In a way, the past four years have moved at the speed…
a slice of sunshine
real talk
Hey there. Disclaimer: this post is will discuss the reasons chemotherapy & cancer sucks. It’s over a month since I’ve switch from the name brand chemo to the generic chemo. It’s been over a month of muscle cramps at night, preventing sleep. It’s been over a month of running to the bathroom multiple times –…
generic vs brand name
Happy Superbowl Sunday! Currently, I’m sitting on my couch, the fireplace is on, football game is almost approaching halftime, [can’t wait for you, Lady Gaga!], and Ace is curled up at my side. No Superbowl party for this one, just a nice, quiet little evening at home. Tony and friends went to Vegas, again, [insert…
3.5 down, 1.5 to go
GIST awareness day: july 13th
summer happy thoughts
Happy hump day all! As I write today, I’m currently doing one of my favorite summer activities: sitting on the patio, listening to music, watching Ace hunt birds. The current temperature is a hot 79 degrees, with a nice breeze, the song currently humming through the speakers is ‘Lost in the Light’ by Bahamas [new…